BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, April 7, 2025
GEORGETOWN – The Director General of the International Labpur Organization (ILO), Gilbert F. Houngbo, Monday called on the Caribbean countries to address the need to renew the social compact as well as ensure that social justice remains the foundation for lasting peace.
ST. JOHN’S – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda will not turn its back on Venezuela despite pressures from the United States for countries in the region to do so.
NASSAU – The main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) has confirmed that it has asked former prime minister and party leader, Dr. Hubert Minnis, to be a candidate for the next general election scheduled for 2026.
KINGSTOWN – The leader of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr. Godwin Friday says he supports the legalisation of marijuana in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and that the party has a vision of having a cannabis village.
SANTO DOMINGO – President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, has announced a series of measures aimed at bolstering border security and tighten migration control as its neighbour, Haiti, continues to ve faced with political and security concerns.
SPORTS:
LAHORE – West Indies Women lost their final warm up match before the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers when they fell to Pakistan by five wickets here on Monday.
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